Cost of living comparison
Texas is 24.5% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Texas instead of Finland, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Texas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.62
|
$15.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.72
|
$8.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.38
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Finland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.20
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.68
|
$5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.75
|
$3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.72
|
$4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.45
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.68
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.17
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.30
|
$56.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,144.38
|
$23,909.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.03
|
$14.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Finland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.14
|
$71.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€683.65
|
$1,311.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€567.16
|
$1,059.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.48
|
$139.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€318.15
|
$969.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,283.54
|
$11,614.33
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.53
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.84
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.15
|
$7.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.37
|
$32.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.94
|
$10.69
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Finland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€81.81
|
$43.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.32
|
$33.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.75
|
$75.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.27
|
$112.97
|
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